Christopher N. Swank

Chris Swank is a partner in Bricker & Eckler's Real Estate group. His practice includes commercial real estate law and real estate based commercial lending, emphasizing representation of financial institutions in connection with commercial real estate loans, including office buildings, market-rate apartments, condominiums, shopping centers, and multifamily low-income housing projects. He represents construction and permanent mortgage lenders in negotiation and documentation of commercial loans. His practice also includes general real estate matters, negotiating and drafting of leases, acquisition and sales contracts, and creation of residential and commercial condominiums.

He has served as lead counsel throughout Ohio, the Midwest and numerous other states for lenders in connection with conventional pre-development loans, equity bridge loans, acquisition and development loans and construction loans; for lenders in connection with loans for the acquisition, development and...